Intra-epithelial non-canonical Activin A signalling safeguards prostate progenitor quiescence
Cambuli, F.; Foletto, V.; Alaimo, A.; De Felice, D.; Gandolfi, F.; Palumbieri, M. D.; Zaffagni, M.; Genovesi, S.; Lorenzoni, M.; Celotti, M.; Bertossio, E.; Mazzero, G.; Bertossi, A.; Bisio, A.; Berardinelli, F.; Antoccia, A.; Gaspari, M.; Barbareschi, M.; Fiorentino, M.; Shen, M. M.; Loda, M.; Romanel, A.; Lunardi, A.
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The healthy prostate is a relatively quiescent tissue. Yet, prostate epithelium overgrowth is a common condition during ageing, associated with urinary dysfunction and tumorigenesis. For over thirty years, TGF-{beta} ligands have been known to induce cytostasis in a large variety of epithelia, but the intracellular pathway mediating this signal in the prostate, as well as its relevance for quiescence, have remained elusive. Here, using mouse prostate organoids to model epithelial progenitors, we found that intra-epithelial non-canonical Activin A signalling inhibited cell proliferation in a Smad-independent manner. Mechanistically, Activin A triggered Tak1 and p38 MAPK activity, leading to p16 and p21 nuclear import. Spontaneous evasion from this quiescent state occurred upon prolonged culture, due to reduced Activin A secretion, a condition associated with DNA replication stress and aneuploidy. Organoids capable to escape quiescence in vitro were also able to implant with increased frequency into immunocompetent mice. Our study demonstrates that non-canonical Activin A signalling safeguards epithelial quiescence in the healthy prostate, with potential implications for the understanding of cancer initiation, and the development of therapies targeting quiescent tumour progenitors.
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